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When the subject of where the speaker is made came up, Ken replied, “From across the world. It’s hand-assembled in the US, but we source components from China, Serbia, Indonesia, and Taiwan. When you buy our speaker, you’re supporting the GDP of five countries.”

The BMR’s sensitivity is rated at 86.5dB/2.83V/m, a figure Ken said was conservative; he puts it closer to 88, 89dB; we’ll see what JA’s measurements show. As for the speaker’s lowish 4 ohm impedance, Ken said it’s very linear and smooth and shouldn’t present a difficult load to the amplifier. He suggested a minimum power requirement of between 40 to 60Wpc, adding, “we know people who use 300B amps with it and are happy, so it really depends on how far your listening distance is and how loud you play your music.”

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That’s not damning with faint praise, mind you. I’m just setting up the reason why these monitors really impressed the heck out of me, and think part of it is the AMT tweeter. It seems like I’m really an AMT fan, and every time I review a speaker with one I find myself hurling one compliment after another at its creased and folded little feet. The aforementioned bass performance seems to create an impressive and believable whole with the higher frequencies. I’m almost convinced that another tweeter would have to impact the performance of this speaker in a profoundly negative way.

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This also means that with well-recorded, smaller-scale music, the DALI is joyous in what it can do. Revisiting Chris Thile’s earlier work with Nickel Creek delivers a truly stunning performance with the debut album of the same name. The achingly lovely When You Come Back Down is presented with an effortlessness that transcends the playback hardware and lets you rejoice in a presentation that balances energy and refinement to spectacular effect. The violin solo in the track can sound a little bright on the end of quite a few speakers, but here it’s positively sumptuous.

In my listening evaluation, the Reference 7 speakers sounded as good as their measurements suggested. The speakers exhibited neutral sonic characteristics without emphasizing or de- emphasizing certain frequency bands. Consequently, the Reference 7 speakers sounded well balanced across the audible frequency spectrum with perceptively accurate tonal presentation. Their midrange was coherent and solid, treble was detailed and airy, and bass was punchy and articulate. Their sonic presentation was full of texture and consistently engaging. The speakers were highly transparent and, in a proper setup, capable of effortlessly projecting a wide and deep soundstage. Overall, these Reference 7 speakers impressed me with their refined sonic performance and lack of apparent deficiencies.

The Summit X is the Charles Barkley of loudspeakers. It plays better than it will probably ever get credit for and it would have been a superstar if Michael Jordan (the CLX) hadn’t come along at about the same time. But it’s still able to mop up everyone else on the court. Well, I can’t compare speakers to cars all the time, can I?

The good news is that the Summit X is about $10,000 less than the CLX, it has a lot more flexibility and it doesn’t require a pair of subwoofers to really give its all. It is a better value for all but the most demanding listener. The Summit was one of my favorite speakers of all time, and the new Summit X is even better. Properly setup with electronics to match, these speakers will paint a huge musical canvas for you to enjoy.

If you currently have the Summit, I’m guessing you will probably pass on the upgrade unless you can easily absorb the price difference. For those new to MartinLogan or trading up from further down the range, it is truly a fantastic speaker and a very worthy competitor in its price range.

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